LARCENY: William Rivera, 24, of Burritt Street, Plantsville, and Samantha Rivera, 26, of Garden Street, New Bretain, were arrested March 31 and charged with sixth-degree larceny. Police said they saw William Rivera dragging a “stop for pedestrians” street sign by Main Street and Union. Police approached him near his car and asked what he was doing. A woman was in the driver’s seat and police noticed several patio chairs in the back of the car. Samanta Rivera told police they had taken the chairs from a local restaurant and were taking the chairs and sign for a collection in her garage. Both were issued a misdemeanor summons and scheduled to appear in court in Middletown on April 11.

ASSAULT: Allan Bushnell, 51, of Sachem Drive, Middletown, was arrested April 2 and charged with third-degree assault, first-degree reckless endangerment, disorderly conduct, first-degree criminal mischief, driving under the influence and insuffient insurance. Bushnell is accused of attempting to punch a person inside a local home, rear-ending the person’s car, then crashing it into the front porch steps of the home while attempting to strike a person in the driveway. A person who was standing on the front porch suffered an injury to the leg, police said. Bushnell was held in lieu of $35,000 bail until his arraignment on April 3.